1. A line or route along which something travels or moves
   "the track of an animal";
   - path, course
    
2. Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
   "The farmer's truck bumped along the narrow cart track to reach the remote field";
   - cart track, cartroad
    
3. A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
   "The train sped along the tracks, covering miles of countryside"
    
4. A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railway cars or other vehicles can roll
   "The train smoothly glided along the steel tracks";
   - rail, rails
    
5. A course over which races are run
   "The horses thundered around the final turn of the track";
   - racetrack, racecourse, raceway
    
6. The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
   "She excelled in track events, particularly the 400-meter dash";
   - running
    
7. A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
   "the title track of the album";
   - cut
    
8. A groove on a phonograph recording
   "The needle carefully followed the track on the vinyl record, producing crisp sound"
    
9. (computing) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
   "The hard drive's data tracks store information in concentric circles";
   - data track
    
10. An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
    "The tank's caterpillar tracks allowed it to traverse rough terrain";
    - caterpillar track, caterpillar tread
     
11. Evidence pointing to a possible solution
    "The detective found a promising track in the case";
    - lead, trail

1. Observe or plot the moving path of something
   "track a missile"
    
2. Go after with the intent to catch
   "The policeman tracked the mugger down the alley";
   - chase, chase after, trail, tag, give chase, go after, chase down
    
3. Travel across or pass over
   "The caravan tracked almost 100 miles each day";
   - traverse, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
    
4. Make tracks upon
   "The hikers tracked mud into the cabin"
    
5. Carry on the feet and deposit
   "track mud into the house"
    
6. [N. Amer] Assign students to different groups according to perceived ability
   "The school decided to stop tracking students in maths classes";
   - stream [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: tracks, tracking, tracked

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], bar, belt, bring in, channel, course, create, evidence, excerpt, excerption, extract, follow, groove, grounds, introduce, itinerary, line, make, observe, pass, path, pursue, road, route, selection, track and field

Part of: railroad [N. Amer], railroad track [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway track [Brit, Cdn], streetcar track, track meet [N. Amer], tracked vehicle, tramline, tramway

Encyclopedia: Track